Collection contains materials relating to American relations with Cuba and to the Cuban revolution of 1959. Includes drafts
of the memoir by Earl E. T. Smith,
The Fourth Floor: An Account of the Castro Communist Revolution (New York, 1962).

Background

Earl Edward Tailer Smith was born in Newport, R.I., on July 8, 1903. He graduated from Yale in 1926, having won acclaim as
a polo player and the champion boxer of his class.

Extent

5 manuscript boxes, 1 oversize box
(2.5 linear feet)

Restrictions

For copyright status, please contact the Hoover Institution Archives.

Availability

Box 6 closed. Use copies available. The remainder of the collection is open for research.